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TGFT at the Miami International Boat Show

February 10, 2010

Gerard “Frothy” de Silva and Ricardo Huggins of the Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament will be on hand at the 2010 Miami International Boat Show promoting “Fishing Destination – Tobago” to raise awareness of the incredible sport fishing available in the region. Boat show dates are 11-15 February at the Miami Beach Convention Center and our booth will be found in the Big Game Room.

Come by to learn more!

TGFT 2010 Press Release

February 9, 2010

We are happy to announce the dates for the 2010 TIGFT!

We celebrate our 15th Anniversary of the Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament from 11th – 14th March, 2010 in the picturesque Charlotteville Village of Tobago!

  • Wednesday, 10th. March, 2010 -Registration will begin at 2:00 pm at the “Tournament village” located at the band stand in Charlotteville and will be followed by the Captain’s Briefing at 6pm.
  • Thursday 11th. March, 2010 – Fishing will begin at 7:00am on, with a Bimini Start which is worth 400 points.
  • Friday 12th March , 2010 – Full day of Fishing begins at 6:30am followed by Anglers Party at 7pm.
  • Saturday 13th March, 2010 – Our Lay Day activities will be held on the Charlotteville Community Grounds with a Cook-Up at 1:30pm.
  • Sunday, 14th. March, 2010 - Last day of Fishing begins on at 6:30am. The Awards Ceremony will be held at the Charlotteville Basketball Court at 8:00pm the same day.

TIGFT is a qualifying event for the IGFA / Bonnier International Tournament of Champions and is also a member of the Southern Caribbean Billfish Circuit.

Read the full press release (PDF)

2009 Tournament results posted

March 27, 2009

The final results for the 14th Annual Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament have been posted! Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and a big thank you from the tournament committee to all of our anglers, members, staff, friends and, of course, the wonderful Charlotteville community for helping us make this another successful event. See you next year!!

2009 Tournament Results

March 27, 2009

International Division

Top 10 Boats:

1st Place Boat 1448.88 pts. AFUNDAY Trinidad
2nd Place Boat 1400 pts. LIMITED EDITION Martinique
3rd Place Boat 1150 pts. HARD PLAY 2 Tobago
4th Place Boat 1015.10 pts. LEGACY Barbados
5th Place Boat 995.5 pts. CHALLENGE II Barbados
6th Place Boat 995.5 pts. WHY WORRY Trinidad
7th Place Boat 972.9 pts. PAIR A DICE Trinidad
8th Place Boat 950 pts. SOUTHERN CROSS Trinidad
9th Place Boat 800.13 pts. BIG DEAL Barbados
10th Place Boat 791.5 pts. HARD PLAY Tobago

Largest of Species:

Largest Blue Marlin 423.70 lbs. Kent Costa MAR CARIBE
Largest Sailfish 62.2 lbs. Don Thomas MELISSA ANNE
Largest Yellow Fin Tuna 28.10 lbs. Clifford Orr BLUE MAGIC
Largest Dolphin 51.20 lbs. Peter Gibbs OCEAN SPIRIT
Largest Wahoo 36.40 lbs. Matthew Armstrong CHALLENGE II

Best of Category:

Best Male Angler 745.5 pts. Matthew Armstrong CHALLENGE II
Best Female Angler 350 pts. Charmaine Gittens OCEAN SPIRIT
Best Junior Angler – Female 32.85 pts. Samantha Antoine WORK SHOP
Best Tag & Release Angler 2 Tag & Release Matthew Armstrong CHALLENGE II
Best Tag & Release Team 3 Tag & Release AFUNDAY
Best Boat – Day 1 972.9 pts. PAIR A DICE
Best Boat – Day 2 503.25 pts. BIG DEAL (Barbados)
Best Boat – Day 3 550 pts. HARD PLAY 2


Local Division

Top 4 Boats:

1st Place Boat 585.5 pts. PROSPERITY Castara
2nd Place Boat 274.2 pts. GALILEE Castara
3rd Place Boat 253.6 pts. DEADLIEST CATCH Charlotteville
4th Place Boat 171.6 pts. JOYOUS VIBES Charlotteville

Largest of Species:

Largest Grouper 36.1 lbs. HARD TARGET Charlotteville
Largest Yellow Fin Tuna 36.70 lbs. JOYOUS VIBES Charlotteville
Largest Dolphin 60.7 lbs. DEADLIEST CATCH Charlotteville
Largest Wahoo 27.7 lbs. DEADLIEST CATCH Charlotteville

Best of Category:

Best Boat – Day 1 152.9 pts. PROSPERITY Castara
Best Boat – Day 2 131 pts. JOYOUS VIBES Charlotteville
Best Boat – Day 3 380.1 pts. PROSPERITY Castara

TIGFT Photo Updates 2009

March 20, 2009

This guy looks angry!

Blue Marlin - 19Mar09

Sail Fish! First for the Tournement.

Blue Marlin - 19Mar09

423.7 lb Blue Marlin at The Scale! - 20Mar09

Unofficial TIGFT Results for Thursday 19th March 2009

March 20, 2009

Unofficial Points – Day One.

Pair a Dice – 972.90

Afunday – 950.00

Limited Edition – 550.00

Why Worry – 550.00

Challenge II – 550.00

Southern Cross – 550.00

Hard Play II – 550.00

Legacy – 550.00

Big Deal (Barbados) - 296.88

Dream Catcher – 350.00

Catalyst – 239.13

Blue Magic – 235.13

Done Diggin – 225.50

Ocean Spirit – 220.60

Gud Tyme – 200.00

Happy Hunter – 200.00

Hard Play – 200.00

Mar Caribe – 200.00

Blue Fever – 200.00

Abigail – 200.00

Coastal Runner – 200.00

Magic Lady – 200.00

Zingo – 200.00

Melissa Anne – 200.00

Mischief  – 200.00

Miss Abby – 200.00

Moon Shadow – 200.00

Sea Horse – 200.00

Super Cool – 200.00

Terminated – 200.00

Trip Out – 200.00

Viking 4 – 200.00

Why Not – 200.00

Work Shop – 200.00

Lhurd Away - 200.00

Big Deal (Trinidad) – 200.00

 

Largest of Species

Dolphin – 31.30 lbs

Wahoo – 22.90 lbs

Yellow Fin Tuna – 28.10 lbs

Fishing Day Two: 20th March 2009

March 20, 2009

Unofficial Updates @ 12 Noon

Afunday – 1 Dolphin / Big Deal (Barbados) – 3 Dolphin, 1 Blue Marlin / Challenge II – 1 Blue Marlin / Happy Hunter – 2 Dolphin, 1 Wahoo, 1 Blue Marlin / Hard Play – 1 Dolphin, 1 Blue Marlin / Limited Edition – 1 Blue Marlin / Miss Abby – 1 Dolphin / Ocean Spray – 1 Dolphin, 1 Marlin / Southern Cross – 1 Blue Marlin / Trip Out – 1 Blue Marlin / Why Not – 1 Blue Marlin / Mar Caribe – 1 Blue Marlin (Landed at 423 Pounds – brought to the scale early!).

Lots of Marlin Action!!

Reported by Lost

Afunday Lost 1 Dolphin and Lurhd Away Lost one after fighting for 1 hour.

Lines up at 4pm today.

Fishing Day One (Cont’d): 19th March 2009

March 19, 2009

Unofficial Updates @ 3:30pm

Catalyst – 1 Dolphin / Challenge II – 1 Dolphin /  Dun Diggin – 1 Dolphin / Hard Play – 1 Dolphin (2nd for Day One) /Legacy – 1 Wahoo / Luhrd Away – 1 Dolphin /Pair a Dice – 1 Blue Marlin (2nd for Day One) / Viking 4 – 1 Wahoo / Zingo – 1 Dolphin

Reported but Lost

3 Unidentified

* News Just In!! Afunday is hooked up and fighting a Blue Marlin at 30 minutes to lines-up!

Pictures coming soon.

TIGFT Fishing Day One: 19th March 2009

March 19, 2009

Un-Official Updates @ 10:30am

Challenge II – 1 Blue Marlin, 1 Wahoo / Dream Catcher – 1 Sailfish / Hard Play – 1 Dolphin /  Hard Play II – 1 Blue Marlin / Legacy – 1 Blue Marlin / Limited Edition – 1 Blue Marlin / Pair a Dice – 1 Blue Marlin, 1 Wahoo / Southern Cross – 1 Blue Marlin / Terminated - 1 Dolphin / Why Worry – 1 Blue Marlin, 1 Wahoo / Work Shop – 1 Wahoo / Blue Magic – 1 Tuna, 1 Dolphin / Big Deal (Barbados) – 3 Dolphin.

Reported but Lost

2 Blue Marlin, 1 Sailfish, 7 Unidentified Species.

* Stay Posted for further updates! *

2008 Tournament Results

March 28, 2008

Top 10 Boats:

1st Place Boat VIKING IV 1750 pts.
2nd Place Boat D-BOSS 1400 pts.
3rd Place Boat LUHR’D AWAY 1000 pts.
4th Place Boat LEGACY 844.40 pts.
5th Place Boat MAR CARIBE 750 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker)
6th Place Boat MAGIC LADY 750 pts.
7th Place Boat HARD PLAY 664.63 pts.
8th Place Boat INDIGO 578.88 pts.
9th Place Boat MAYA 578.63 pts.
10th Place Boat SUPER COOL 550 pts. (based on time of catch tie-breaker)

Largest of Species:

Largest Sailfish 67.1 lbs. Justin Amman, Jr. HARD PLAY
Largest Yellow Fin Tuna 56.70 lbs. Jonathan Dela Rosa GUD TYME
Largest Dolphin 51.30 lbs. Adam Clarke LEGACY
Largest Wahoo 43.10 lbs. Adam Clarke LEGACY

Best of Category:

Best Male Angler 700 pts. Goran Quardfordt VIKING IV
Best Female Angler 60.15 pts. Sara Aleong BARRACUDA
Best Junior Angler – Male 500 pts. Sean Mendonza INDIGO
Best Junior Angler – Male 500 pts. Sean Mendonca INDIGO
Best Tag & Release Angler 2 Tag & Release Goran Quardfordt VIKING IV
Best Tag & Release Team 4 Tag & Release VIKING IV
Best Boat – Day 1 950 pts. VIKING 4
Best Boat – Day 2 650 pts. LUHR’D AWAY
Best Boat – Day 3 500 pts. VIKING IV

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